Rhodonite

Nurtures a growth of self-confidence, patience and self-acceptance, along with working on and opening out the heart centre, thus helping to resolve deep-seated emotional issues. Probably as a result of the way it pulls a person into emotional balance, it's probably rather more effective than rose-quartz when attempting to deal with the immediacy of shock and grief. Also often used in crystal therapy for assisting in the healing of deep-seated early trauma and abuse.

Sometimes I meet a stone that I know will be a good friend. This was one of those stones. Everything about it is pleasing: shape, color, size. And it has these amazing magical flecks that pick up the light. Lovely stone!